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Re: starship-design: a minor queston
In a message dated 3/21/98 3:07:44 PM, lindberg@olywa.net wrote:
>Whenever i see references to building colonies at the earth-moon
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>lagrangian points, they always seem to refer to "L5" as opposed to the
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>other stable point L4. is there a reason for this? is one more stable
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>than the other? does one of them offer better asteroid protection
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>(trailing behind the moon, albiet by 60°) are there other advantages?
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>or is this just one of those things...
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>Nels Lindberg
Nope its just a habit people got into.
Kelly